We meet to part and part to meet The parting’s mostly bittersweet When one is absent from our space It leaves a hole one can’t replace When loved ones are called away To new horizons and can’t stay In the familiar anymore to remain We still miss them dearly clear and plain But there can be no regrets And we will nevermore forget The blessed tie that binds us still While they seek their calling to fulfill. Whether absent from the body Or absent from this place The tie that binds us transcends time and space. The ties that bond us are the stuff of grace. I want to go there, where we shall never part A place where new beginnings find their start Where memories and sweet endings dwell Together they say “All is well!” I want to go there to those places in the heart… We meet to part and part to meet The parting’s mostly bittersweet We miss what never mattered much When one is absent from our touch But there can be no regrets And we will nevermore forget The blessed tie that ...
I think the outcome of this poll has an underlying issue- that Americans tend to become easily exasperated. I know, not everyone these days calls 911 when Mickey -D gets their order wrong. But don't you notice, everywhere you look- that people are operating on the edge of losing it? While it may be true that as Throeau said, "Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them", many are much more overt in living lives of not so quiet exasperation.
Lord raise in me a deep cherishing Things of the gospel of Your good grace Of the great and holy, central things Treasures that take the highest place The holiness of our Great God, The utter ugliness of sin, The hopeless helplessness of man, And the deep depravity we`re in. These are the truths that we would learn The glories we embrace So we`ll pursue our prime concern Treasures that take the highest place The all-sufficient death of Christ, That justifies by faith alone, The sanctifying work of the Spirit, The one sacrifice that atones The glory of Christ’s return, And the final judgment day The inheritance for which we yearn In Your presence e`er to stay! These are the truths that we would learn The glories we embrace So we`ll pursue our prime concern Treasures that take the highest place Anthony Foster December 10, 2018
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